#scarstories

Sometimes it doesn’t feel real and others it feels like my journey ended so long ago that it’s barely a part of me anymore. But then I remember that the journey isn’t over and it won’t ever be over. It still consumes every bit of who I am.

But just because the initial sting of my experience leading me to a life without the sport I love is gone, doesn’t mean that...

I’ve had to endure four ACL reconstructions and a meniscus repairs. You’d think my worst days would be bundled into one tough memory. But, I remember the worst day of my journey as if it was yesterday. It’s an easy one to recollect because no feeling has ever amounted to the discouragement and frustration I felt that Thursday during my sophomore year of high school.

It was my second reconstruction and I was about 2 months in. I remember I had just begun to start jogging- actually, it was more of a brisk walk, come to think...

If you’ve never torn your ACL, or even if you have, it can be hard to watch a loved one go through the mental and physical wear and tear of the injury. Seeing our friends suffer without an idea as to how to ease the pain is an incredibly helpless feeling. We can bring them endless amounts of candy and cards, but at the end of the day, these gifts, while very thoughtful, are a very temporary fix to a long term recovery. There are, however, some gifts that can be useful throughout the entirety of the almost yearlong recovery...